Smart Quotes - Page 26

• I like you a lot. Because you’re funny and smart and because you seem to like me. I know that’s not a good reason, but I can’t help it; if a girl likes me I tend to like her back [...] I like you for all this stuff but I also kind of like you for the cuts on your face—

  Ned Vizzini

  Girl, I Like You, Cutting

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• I am so sick of you smart kids. Why can't you just boost cars or steal stuff like normal kids?' 'We do steal stuff. Just bigger stuff.

  Eoin Colfer

  Kids, Sick, Car

  Eoin Colfer (2008). “Artemis Fowl: The Lost Colony”, Miramax

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• "You are fairly smart," I said after a while. "You are fairly good at compliments," he answered.

  John Green

  Compliment, Said

  "The Fault in Our Stars". Book by John Green, January 10, 2012.

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• You have your whole life ahead of you. Be smart. Study hard and be independent. I'm afraid the chances of your getting a dowry are slim. You must rely on yourself. No matter what else people may steal from you, they will never be able to take away your knowledge. The world is changing. You must make your own life outside this home.

  Adeline Yen Mah

  Independent, Home, People

  Adeline Yen Mah (1997). “Falling leaves return to their roots”, Penguin Books Ltd

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• He had no idea where the stereotype of dumb giggly blondes came from. Ever since he'd met Annabeth at the Grand Canyon last winter,when she'd marched toward him with that Give me Percy Jackson or I’ll kill you expression, Leo had thought of blondes as much too smart and much too dangerous.

  Rick Riordan

  Winter, Expression, Ideas

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• No matter how smart she appeared, she was fragile at her core.

  Mitch Albom

  Matter, Fragile, Core

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• Smart people sometimes get stupid, but stupid people never get smart. Never. Ever. 'You can come down the evolutionary ladder,' Chon has observed to Ben and O; 'you can't climb up.

  Don Winslow

  Stupid, People, Ladders

  Don Winslow (2012). “The Kings of Cool: A Prequel to Savages”, p.19, Simon and Schuster

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• I was asked once,'your a smart man,why arnt you rich?I replied 'your a rich man,why arnt you smart?

  Jacque Fresco

  Men, Rich, Smart Man

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• Maybe the only significant difference between a really smart simulation and a human being was the noise they made when you punched them.

  Terry Pratchett

  Differences, Noise, Significant

  Terry Pratchett, Stephen Baxter (2012). “The Long Earth: (Long Earth 1)”, p.72, Random House

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• Right now, scientists are in exactly the same position as Renaissance painters, commissioned to make the portrait the patron wants done, And if they are smart, they'll make sure their work subtly flatters the patron. Not overtly. Subtly.

  Michael Crichton

  Portraits, Done, Renaissance

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• One of the most stupid things to do is to pretend you are smart. When you pretend to be smart, you are at the height of stupidity.

  Robert Kiyosaki

  Inspirational, Stupid, Inspire

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• I was so happy to be out of there. “Barabas, if you weren’t batting for the other team, I’d marry you.” He grinned. “If I weren’t batting for the other team, I would accept your proposal. You had me at ‘No comment.’ If all my clients were this smart, my life would be much easier. Much, much easier.

  Ilona Andrews

  Team, Would Be, Clients

  Ilona Andrews (2012). “Gunmetal Magic: A Novel in the World of Kate Daniels”, p.133, Penguin

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• Fang? Are you- like Max?" asked Dr. Martinez. "Nope,"he said, sounding bored. "I'm the smart one." I resisted the urge to kick him in the shin.

  James Patterson

  Bored, Drs, Max

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• You can't know it all. No matter how smart you are, no matter how comprehensive your education, no matter how wide ranging your experience, there is simply no way to acquire all the wisdom you need to make your business thrive.

  Donald Trump

  Success, Wisdom, Business

  Donald J. Trump (2004). “Trump: The Way to the Top: The Best Business Advice I Ever Received”, p.17, Crown Business

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• You may be smart, but I've been smart longer.

  John Green

  Hipster, May, Being Smart

  John Green (2008). “Looking for Alaska”, p.32, Penguin

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• Do you feel insecure because you keep getting the nagging feeling that you're not that smart? Well, I've got good news for you, my friend. You have no need to be insecure. That nagging feeling is absolutely right on target. You are not that smart. But I have more good news for you. You are also not alone.

  Ellen DeGeneres

  Insecure, Feelings, Needs

  Ellen DeGeneres (2003). “The Funny Thing Is...”, p.79, Simon and Schuster

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• Stupid people go to college but"smart people own them".

  Chetan Bhagat

  Stupid, College, People

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• Sometimes it isn't easy to be sane, smart, and responsible. Sometimes it sucks. Sucks wang. Camel wang. But that doesn't turn wrong into right or stupid into smart.

  Jim Butcher

  Stupid, Camels, Sometimes

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• So we have giant super-smart vipers who slithered in here, killed our people, opened the vault, stole something from it, and slithered out, undetected?” “Appears so.” “Okay. Just wanted to make sure it wasn’t something dangerous.

  Ilona Andrews

  People, Giants, Vipers

  Ilona Andrews (2012). “Gunmetal Magic: A Novel in the World of Kate Daniels”, p.28, Penguin

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• Humans. Sometimes they make chimps look smart.

  Katherine Applegate

  Looks, Sometimes, Humans

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• you're smart, pretty, and you aren't a douche purse.

  Gena Showalter

  Purses, Douches

  Gena Showalter (2015). “The White Rabbit Chronicles: Alice in Zombieland\Through the Zombie Glass\The Queen of Zombie Hearts”, p.230, Harlequin

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• If he is smart, he will run. He is not.

  R.L. LaFevers

  Running, Ifs

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• Racing is about discipline and intelligence, not about who has the heavier foot. The one who drives smart will always win in the end.

  Garth Stein

  Winning, Feet, Discipline

  Garth Stein (2008). “The Art of Racing in the Rain”, Harper

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• Between a fellow who is stupid and honest and one who is smart and crooked, I will take the first. I won't get much out of him, but with that other guy I can't keep what I've got.

  Lewis Blaine Hershey

  Honesty, Stupid, Silly

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• How am I to dress up in my finery, and go off and away to smart parties, after the sorrow I have seen today?

  Elizabeth Gaskell

  Party, Sorrow, Dresses

  Elizabeth Gaskell (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Elizabeth Gaskell (Illustrated)”, p.1043, Delphi Classics

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